[1] However, the elected members never convened due to the May Coup that occurred on 10–11 June [O.S.
[1] Alexander first issued a royal proclamation suspending the 1901 constitution and disbanding the parliament elected in 1901.
[1] The government prepared an agreed list of candidates, which included members of all existing parties, although only who were considered "moderate".
[1] Due to the May Coup, during which both King Alexander I and Prime Minister Dimitrije Cincar-Marković were assassinated, a government was formed under Jovan Avakumović.
The government reconvened the previous parliament with the intention of amending the constitution and to elect a new king.